barraco

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) shack (crude hut)
2. (Brazil,masculine,slang) intense verbal conflict (maybe edging toward physical conflict), specially between two persons or sides and concerning personal matters, in the presence of more people

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of barracar

Hyphenated as

bar‧ra‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baˈʁa.ku/

Etymology

From barraca (“tent, hut”).

Sentences

Três pessoas estão do lado de fora de um barraco do gueto .

Three people are standing outside a ghetto shack.